The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman has admitted that he is "anxious" to begin work on a second season of the zombie drama.

Responding to fan questions on the AMC site, the writer revealed that he was keen to see more elements from his original comic series realised on-screen.

"I can't wait to see Hershel's farm," he said. "I think that would be a cool storyline. I would [also] like to see Maggie, Glenn's love interest. I'm anxious to see who's going to play Michonne, and how she's going to be played on screen. That'd be pretty cool."

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He also confirmed that he was pleased with the expansion of Shane's storyline, despite the character's short life in the comic.

"His storyline is great. Jon Bernthal is an amazing actor and I want to see more of that guy on the show," he said. "It's a very cool thing because now he has already lived past the point where he died in the comic book, so he's a complete unknown for fans. I want them to be watching the show unsure of what's going to happen next, because that's the best part of reading the comic."

Kirkman added that he now regretted killing off Shane so early in the comic's run.

"When I was writing it, I didn't know if the book would last six issues or twelve... or three," he explained. "So my mode of operation was to get all of the cool stuff out and move on to more cool stuff, so I could get as much story in the printed issues as I could before the book was cancelled."